Quick Facts
Location: Adjacent to the anterior pancreaticoduodenal arteries.
Drainage: Head of pancreas, duodenum, and stomach.
Direction of Flow: Hepatic nodes > celiac nodes > intestinal trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Or
Central superior mesenteric nodes > Intestinal trunk or left lumbar trunk > cisterna chyli > thoracic duct.
Related parts of the anatomy
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are located between the head of the pancreas and the anterior surface of the duodenum. It consists of three to six nodes which receive afferents from the head of the pancreas, duodenum, and stomach.
The efferent vessels of the anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes connect with the hepatic and central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
References
Földi, M., Földi, E., Strößenreuther, R. and Kubik, S. (2012) Földi's Textbook of Lymphology: for Physicians and Lymphedema Therapists. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Description:
Description: (Location & Drainage)
The anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes are located between the head of the pancreas and the anterior surface of the duodenum. It consists of three to six nodes which receive afferents from the head of the pancreas, duodenum, and stomach.
The efferent vessels of the anterior pancreaticoduodenal nodes connect with the hepatic and central superior mesenteric nodes (Földi et al., 2012).
